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“The Ursus border is part of the Ursus snowfield.” Hoshiguma patiently supplemented her with common knowledge. “Ursus is located in the far north, and most of the region has a cold climate, so the Ursus snowfield is extremely vast.”
Hoshiguma tapped the cold handle of the Hannya with her fingertip, speaking slowly, "The border we're talking about now is the northern border of Ursus, the coldest region in Ursus. That place is practically a no-man's land, and Ursus infected often choose to venture deep into it to escape being hunted down."
Volume Two: Fireworks at Dragon Gate: Chapter 213 (Main Storyline Intensive Analysis Warning) Yun Yi: They always say I'm silly, but actually—
“The Ursus border guards are stationed on the border year-round. If these infected people encounter them, they will most likely be slaughtered.” As he spoke, Hoshiguma’s hand holding the handle of the Hannya tightened involuntarily.
She took a breath to calm herself and continued, "I remember you said you wanted infected employees. If you're determined, this place is indeed a good fit for you."
"Border troops slaughtering civilians..." Yun Yi muttered, frowning. It was truly a game world that had come to life with a cold undertone.
When it comes to the core issue of infected people in Ark, one can clearly perceive the inhumanity and distorted values of most of those in power in this world.
Yun Yi took a deep breath and nodded. "I understand. I have no intention of changing my mind at the moment. Let's focus on the border. The border guards will be our potential enemy in the future."
The rich history of her homeland in her previous life was enough to support her experience in this area, even if she only learned a little bit out of interest.
Having learned from numerous historical lessons, experiences, theoretical insights, and practical cases, Yun Yi understood that the best choice for taking a piece of meat from a chaotic country and firmly swallowing it was a border region that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, like the throat of a country.
For example, the Shu Han regime in the previous history was able to contend with the much stronger enemy Wei by virtue of the strategic terrain of Shu. With the help of Zhuge Liang and others' excellent governance, military command and combat skills, it even had the confidence to send troops to realize its dream and have a showdown with the enemy Wei.
Secondly, there are regions with specific core resources and relatively isolated geographically, and thirdly, there are buffer zones for multiple forces.
As for the remaining areas, the difficulty of settling down is far greater than these three types, and for Yunyi, who has the capital, it would be a waste of time to consider them.
Clearly, the northern border of Ursus, which Hoshiguma described as a no-man's land and a place rife with intense national conflict, meets the criteria of a dangerous location and a border region, making it an excellent choice for establishing a regime.
What does a regime need to establish itself and achieve independence?
First, its military significance is beyond doubt.
Only when the cost of attacking them is completely disproportionate to the expected gains can they obtain the ticket to political power; otherwise, with the army harassing and intercepting them every day, what development and independence can they talk about?
If dangerous terrain is used well, it can ensure victory with fewer troops and stronger forces, enabling them to demonstrate adequate military strength despite limited manpower and overall strength, and allowing them to expand and develop.
Second, quickly establish your own reasonable order.
Needless to say, this was their goal all along: to establish the rules they envisioned and envisioned.
Border regions have a significant advantage over other places in achieving this.
In the harsh and cold regions, most ordinary people probably live in misery. If they can provide them with good living conditions, then many of these border residents who are often hungry, cold, and neglected will certainly not object to their order that benefits civilians.
With supporters, and given Yun Yi's unparalleled power as a leader, the establishment of their regime is practically a foregone conclusion and is destined for success.
Not to mention the wandering infected people, who are not normally treated as human beings, it is easy to imagine their attitude when there is a regime that treats them as human beings and even pays them.
After all, they were about to die, so who cared about conspiracies? They were willing to gamble even with poison. And once they took the gamble, they would find that Yun Yi and the others were really serious.
At that point, the infected might spontaneously defend their regime, and the Reunification Movement might even join in.
Of course, this is just an ideal situation, and it requires the joint efforts of Yun San Si Ling Qi Er Si Ba Si and the trio to achieve.
Third, legitimacy or reputation, and international recognition, whether explicit or implicit.
If they want to trade, this is essential, and they also have a terminal plan that is destined to shine. If trade cannot be conducted openly, it will be too much of a hindrance.
And the evil spirits could give Yunyi all of these.
They helped other countries stop a real, terrifying, and incredibly powerful enemy from the mainland. Isn't their existence legitimate and justifiable?
When the time comes, we'll bring the enemy troops or negotiators directly in front of the evil spirits, and whoever doesn't acknowledge it will be the one to block the evil spirits.
Next, demonstrate your strength to fight against evil spirits. With Chen Huijie's presence, I believe at least Da Yan will relent. And if one of them relents, things will be simple.
The terminal plan's claim of being epoch-making is not just empty talk. If other countries dare not to acknowledge it, they can expect Yan to be far ahead!
By the way, let Yan Kingdom help deflect the "enthusiasm" of the other countries.
It doesn't matter if they don't give in. Independent political rights don't necessarily need international recognition; having the support of the people is enough. They can also focus their efforts on that.
These ideas were formed by Yunyi after he heard about the demons on the border and Hoshiguma's high regard for the border.
Hoshiguma Rin's supplement at this moment only strengthened Yun Yi's resolve to go to the border.
The only difference was the addition of an enemy: the border guards.
Yun Yi thought casually, "That's good. It will allow me to accumulate some experience in fighting regular armies, so that if we really go to war with the country in the future, I won't suffer losses beyond my expectations due to being caught off guard and unfamiliar with the situation."
As for now, let's deal with the internal defense first.
Hoshiguma was unaware that in such a short time, so many thoughts had flashed through Yun Yi's mind.
When she heard Yun Yi decisively list the border guards as enemies, her eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of "I knew it."
Hoshiguma touched the slightly twitching corner of her eyebrow and sighed, "Haha, Miss Yunyi's courage is indeed extraordinary. Perhaps you are surprisingly well-suited to be a national leader."
"Me? A national leader?" Yun Yi pointed at himself with a question mark in his eyes.
Hoshiguma nodded firmly, her smile widening to an exceptionally bright and sunny expression. "That's right!"
"No, no, no," Yun Yi immediately waved his hand, clearly aware of his own limitations, "With my abilities, I'm not even qualified to be a leader of a company, let alone a leader of a country—"
At this point, Yun Yi suddenly remembered the agreement they had made about an ordinary organization transforming into a political power, and her expression immediately changed. "Wait, we're just establishing an independent political power, right? We don't plan to establish a country, right?"
Being the ruler of a country and being the ruler of a region are two completely different things!
The latter, relying on personal strength, is unlikely to be bad at management. The former, with too many people and too much land, cannot be managed by force or technology alone; it requires genuine governance capabilities.
Yun Yi has absolutely no ability to govern!
"Of course not," fortunately, Hoshiguma not only answered readily, but also gave Yunyi the answer he wanted to hear.
Yun Yi had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Hoshiguma add, "At least for now, we don't have that plan. In today's international community, the resistance to building a country from scratch is too great. We don't need to consider it in the short term."
Huh? Doesn't this mean you're planning to do this in the future?
PS:
OK, now that I've added a slash, the block should be removed.
Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 214 (Main Story Micro-Post) Chen Huijie: Tsk, what a show-off!
Yun Yi's lips twitched. It was true that she wanted to build a big "home", but she only wanted a place to settle down that belonged to her, not to bear the fate of the Terrans!
Every single country along the main storyline of Arknights faces a major crisis for its ordinary citizens.
Besides the rampant corruption of waste management companies in various countries, the conflict between infected and uninfected individuals, and the fundamentally problematic national policies and attitudes of various countries, another major reason for this situation is the frequent occurrence of natural disasters.
Every civilization experiences other conflicts, crises, and upheavals, but these frequent and relentless natural disasters, and the harms they cause, fundamentally sever the sense of security in the hearts of ordinary people, like a sword of Damocles, always hovering over everyone's head.
Yun Yi didn't need to think too much about what would arise from a lack of security; it would only lead to endless contradictions and crises.
Yunyi could protect a small, independent regime from natural disasters, and the country was very likely to be an ever-expanding one.
If we want to protect them, wouldn't we have to shoulder the burden of fate and solve the problem of frequent natural disasters at its root?
It wasn't that she thought she couldn't do it, but rather that she felt it was unnecessary.
The independent regime belongs to her; to put it bluntly, it is hers. It is perfectly reasonable for her to go to great lengths to protect what belongs to her.
But if a country is established, it's uncertain whether it belongs to her or not. Even if it does, it will no longer simply be "her own."
It will involve the livelihoods, beliefs, and complex interests of countless people, and will be firmly bound by various rules, responsibilities, and external gazes.
At that time, protecting it will no longer be something that can be decided by one person alone. It will require taking responsibility for millions of people, going head-to-head with the rules of the entire world, and even sacrificing one's own original freedom and spontaneity.
—This burden is far greater than that of protecting a small regime.
Why would she make herself so uncomfortable?
Thinking of this, Yun Yi decisively refused to Hoshiguma, saying, "No, we absolutely must not build any country. Once a country is built, none of us can guarantee its future. If the four of us make a mistake, we'll be doomed."
"Besides, I don't intend to take on such a heavy responsibility all at once; that would be too uncomfortable." Yun Yi said this with his golden-red eyes looking at Hoshiguma with great seriousness.
Clearly, that's what she really thought.
Realizing this, Hoshiguma said nothing. Since Yunyi didn't want to do it, then he wouldn't.
She never imposes her ideas on her friends, as evidenced by the fact that when Chen Huijie and Swire told her they wanted to leave the Guard Bureau, Hoshiguma didn't knock them out and take them back, but listened to their reasons, agreed and supported them, and then proposed leaving together.
Hoshiguma, a chivalrous woman.
“Understood. You’re the boss, so you call the shots.” Seeing that Yun Yi already had a clear direction and a resolute attitude towards the future, the chivalrous Hoshiguma immediately steered the conversation back on track. “Miss Yun Yi, since you already have a clear plan in mind, let’s get down to business—”
Hoshiguma's golden eyes gleamed with a deep light, and a smile played on her lips as she spoke slowly and deliberately, "Inner Guards, should we deal with them?"
"What?" Yun Yi was dumbfounded. What kind of question was this? Weren't we going to deal with the Inner Guards before the New Year? Didn't we agree to resolve this here?!
"What?" Chen Huijie, who had been listening the whole time, couldn't help but turn to look at Hoshiguma. Her dragon tail swayed restlessly behind her, and she asked with a furrowed brow, "Why?"
Why the sudden rejection of the plan to resolve the internal defense issue?
Compared to the two who reacted more strongly, Swire was not shocked at all. Instead, she rested her chin on her hand and sighed softly, "Hoshiguma, you noticed it too? Indeed, these guards need to be reassessed."
Chen Huijie's eyes narrowed into dead fish eyes. Here they come again, these two guys—
“As expected, I knew you’d noticed too, Miss,” Hoshiguma winked at Swire, a knowing look in her eyes. “You didn’t say it was because you wanted to use the next batch to confirm your guess?”
Swire paused, her fingers stroking her chin, a chill running through her as if her mind had been spied on. "...Hoshiguma, your sensitivity is as terrifying as ever."
"Oh, not at all, I'm still not as good as you, Miss." Hoshiguma pursed her lips, her smile deepening. "You already knew that—"
"Stop." Yun Yi interrupted the two of them, who seemed determined to keep going on and on. He raised his hands in a big "stop" gesture. "Let's stop riddles together. After all this talk, you two still haven't explained what you're trying to discover. Can you please consider me, this 'idiot'?"
Swire immediately stood on tiptoe and awkwardly delivered a chop to her wrist, saying, "Idiot, don't call yourself an idiot."
Yun Yi took a step back to free his head from Swire's grasp, muttering to himself, "I think I'm really stupid in this confused state."
Hoshiguma chuckled softly, clearly having heard it.
Yun Yi blushed, but quickly regained his composure. Was there anything wrong with what he said? Not at all, so what was there to be ashamed of?
However, the Terrans' hearing is truly abnormal. Not only can they communicate with each other at a normal volume over such a long distance, but they can also clearly hear her faint, indistinct mutterings.
Outrageous.
As Yun Yi was internally complaining, she also heard Swire about to poke her with the tip of her tail. Chen Huijie flicked her dragon tail and spoke impatiently, "Alright, Swire, get to the point. We don't have that much time to waste."
Just now, in order to ascertain Yun Yi's attitude and goals as the main body of all the plans, Hoshiguma was allowed to spend time communicating with him.
Swire, that show-off, is just here bragging and echoing Hoshiguma for the sake of showing off. Want to waste any more time? No way!
Chen Huijie frowned, her expression solemn as she urged, "Explain your and Hoshiguma's discovery immediately, and determine the next course of action as soon as possible."
“Yes, business comes first.” Yun Yi nodded in agreement, giving Chen Huijie a bright look that seemed to say, “You really are my mouth double.”
Chen Huijie's gaze shifted slightly as she was being stared at. Her fair earlobes, framed by blue hair, were faintly flushed, yet her eyes radiated an undeniable, dazzling confidence.
Upon hearing this, Shi Huaiya froze at the tip of her tail near Yun Yi's hand, then retracted it knowing she was in the wrong. Her tiger tail traced a nimble arc in the air, and the light reflected off its orange and black, velvety body, giving it a layer of fluffy gold edges.
Yun Yi's gaze, which she had just withdrawn, was immediately drawn back. She watched with intense interest as the tiger's tail retracted behind Swire, and then, still wanting more, she looked away, secretly planning to catch Swire's tail and give it a good rub that night.
Swire, of course, noticed Yun Yi's intensely hot gaze. She suppressed the urge to heat her cheeks and hid her tail before revealing her discovery: "A pawn, a complete pawn."
Volume 2: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 215 Hoshiguma: More important than all this is taking things a step further between us, right?
A mere pawn to be discarded?
Yun Yi snapped out of her daze, her eyes filled with doubt. After a moment of thought, she said thoughtfully, "Hmm, you mean, these thirteen inner guards aren't just ordinary expendable pawns, but rather, they're completely worthless, pure expendable pawns?"
"Oh? You're right." Swire glanced at the beautiful woman in front of her, who was deep in thought, with surprise.
Based on Yun Yi's past performance, Shi Huaiya thought she would need to guide him one or two more times before Yun Yi understood her meaning.
Unexpectedly, Yun Yi thought about it for a very short time after listening and figured out the answer. It has to be said that she has grown very quickly.
—Or is it that Yun Yi is actually quite intelligent, but just hasn't thought about it deeply before?
Shi Huaiya doesn't know the truth, but Yun Yi understands it faster, and their actions will proceed more quickly, which is ultimately a good thing.
Shi Huaiya concealed the subtle surprise in her eyes, replacing it with a serious expression.
She raised the tip of her tail and waved it in front of Yun Yi with an air of importance. "According to the known intelligence, the inner guards undoubtedly play a role similar to that of secret guards and warriors. It is foreseeable that almost all the secretive, high-risk missions involving the core interests of Ursus—which we can also call 'state secrets'—may become the work of these Emperor's Blades."
“So, the Inner Guards should indeed be walking intelligence sources.” Yun Yi tilted her head. In the surrounding light, her eyes appeared slightly light, but the golden-red color was quite captivating and had a unique charm. “But you said those two were useless and there was no need to keep them.”
These are two contradictory yet not contradictory related judgments, because they can coexist.
“I see,” Chen Huijie said with an understanding look, but the dragon tail behind her was swishing to the left in displeasure, as if simulating the tail slapping Swire’s overly smug face. “Tsk, a newbie.”